Louvre

Fantastic! Our tour guide Katherine provided us with extensive knowledge of the history of the Louvre and country. She was thorough, and guided us through the museum avoiding crowds and highlighting the most important pieces of art. We highly recommend this guided tour. Once the tour is over we could stay in the Louve as long as we wanted.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa

Tour well organized. Guide was timely, professional, articulate, knowledgeable, patient and friendly. Good English speaking. Highly recommend evening tour of museum - less crowded than day time. Easier to get close up view of Mona Lisa. Only problem is that the tour was 3 hours long so when we finished at 9 30 pm the museum and gift shops were closing . I had to make a special trip back the next day (paid taxi) to the Louvre to visit the wonderful souvenier and gift shops. If you want souveniers you can go inside early and buy them before the tour begins

Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa

The tour was really eye opening, loved the tour guide in the Louvre Museum. I was very happy to book this One Day tour. Saved us time, money and we were treated VIP

Doing what: Paris in One Day Sightseeing Tour

I had a wonderful tour of Louvre with my guide Damien. Since, 8 people didn't turn up for the tour, it turned out to be a really exclusive tour for just me! Damien gave me insights not only on the museum, art works, artists/sculptors but also on French history, prevailing social conditions/traditions of that time, stories behind the paintings, the new Islamic art section and much more.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa

Our guide was very knowledgeable, articulate in English, and made history and the Museum come alive. I would recommend the tour as the only way to do to visit the Louvre.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa

I gave this a four because for me it was the perfect length, 2.5hrs. The tour starts walking directly from the CityRama office on Rivoli (right across the street from the metro exit) across from the gardens of Tulieres which is nice because you walk thru the gardens approaching the pyramid of the Louvre. We hit the Sphinx, Venus deMilo, the Winged victory of Samothrace, some different painters and the Mona Lisa. Pictures are OK, just no flash. Only problem was our guide was a TERRIBLE mumbler and could barely be understood. I'm sure yours will be better. Most important note: book all your tours including a museum pass before you go. Do not go to the Eiffel without a tour. After what you are paying to get to Paris, one line is too many.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour

Used the bus all day for two days. Was great although first stop of the day proved a little difficult to locate. After that everything was okay. Never used the museum pass at all though not even once so that part was wasted. I wanted to see inside Notre Dame but with literally hundreds and hundreds of people lined up it would have eaten into our day too much so we just enjoyed the outside of the beautiful cathedral. Wanted also to see inside the Louvre. A very confusing place packed to the brim with people and school students. Took a hour to get anywhere near the entry point and saw how many people were waiting so also left. Two days is not enough to use both the bus pass and museum pass.

Doing what: Paris Pass

I was disappointed with this - like so many people in the world we had waited for the opportunity to visit the Louvre for a very long time. The tour groups took so long to get organised - what language group each person should be in and figuring out how to use the headphones that by the time we got to the Louvre the number of people there was astronomical! We couldn't get to see the most popular paintings up close due to the sheer numbers of people, and I was astounded at the rudeness of people shoving and pushing pass. I was afraid my children would get squished! I believe the Louvre Management need to look at limiting access to the Museum to make it a more pleasant experience. I was disappointed.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour

On Sunday, May 26, we rode from the Louvre to Musee d'Orsay and then never saw another yellow bus. So we walked. A local museum guide told us that there are fewer buses on Sundays. The crowds were too large on Monday, May 26, for the buses to accommodate them. All in all, not what I expected.

Doing what: Paris L'Open Hop-On-Hop-Off Tour

We enjoyed this tour. You can't go to Paris without visiting the Louvre Museum. Our guide Alexandre was excellent.

Would recommend 'skipping the line' - we went past quite long queues.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa

For the kids who are firstimers in the Louvre, this was a good tour for them. It was my third and still find the museum amusing. The tour just went to the usual famous areas. Great to see Mona Lisa again.

Doing what: Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour

The Paris Pass helped us beat the lines at the Musee d'Orsay and the Louvre - that was really great. I would not have been able to convince my partner to wait in the long lines in front of these museums otherwise, so this was definitely the way to go! But I must say, I didn't really use the pass for anything else, because Paris is a walking city, and the metro is cheap. We took a boat ride, but not the one on offer, because we happened to be at a certain place at a certain time, the way things go when you are walking around and enjoying yourself. So I think if you really want to make the most out of this offer, and not buy something oversized, plan to get it for your museum visits, and plan those well.

Doing what: Paris Pass

Getting to the Hardrock Cafe to pick up the past the first day was not the easiest, but doable! The Pass is a good value for the money if you're staying in the central part of Paris, lots of Museums (The Louvre and D'Orsay) and other attractons. If you want to travel outside the central district--Moulin Rouge or Monmarte--for example you have to buy additional Metro or bus ticket which can get expensive. The Hop On, Hop Off Bus is a good way to get an overview of the sights...but if it's a two day pass that does not mean "48 hours".

Doing what: Paris Pass

Getting to the Hardrock Cafe to pick up the past the first day was not the easiest, but doable! The Pass is a good value for the money if you're staying in the central part of Paris, lots of Museums (The Louvre and D'Orsay) and other attractons. If you want to travel outside the central district--Moulin Rouge or Monmarte--for example you have to buy additional Metro or bus ticket which can get expensive. The Hop On, Hop Off Bus is a good way to get an overview of the sights...but if it's a two day pass that does not mean "48 hours".

Doing what: Paris Pass

Well organized. Guide was excellent and very entertaining. The tour was good because it orientated you around the Louvre which is HUGE. It takes you to the important exhibits and at the end of the tour you have the option to stay on and explore the museum by yourself. Easy, entry, no line, but do be prepared for the wait for security scanning. And nearing the end of the tour you have the option of leaving or doing the last 30 mins looking through Louis 14th's rooms. This was the highlight for me. Also, our guide, deborah was excellent at spotting pick pockets and warning us!

Doing what: Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa